Oops, butchered that.....oh well. What's next?
Oops, butchered that too! Mkay. Next! Boooom! there's one more thing butchered. Let's keep moving. There's not time to stop and be sad. What's next? Whoa! a 100%? That's nice! Next?
That's how I feel college is. A huge clock that just relentlessly ticks. There was a day this week when everything was just stacking up on top of everything else and it was as if I was being pulled and push by the second hand on the college clock and there's no time to figure out what I did wrong. Well, maybe that's a lie. I can think pretty quickly when it's absolutely and totally necessary so I'd be able to tell what needs to be done differently.
Actually, it was kind of fun to go through my day by not being able to dwell on what happened, but being forced to focus on what was happening right then. I felt accomplished and grown-up when I got to the end of it with a smile on my face. I must say though, I wouldn't have gotten through it half as well without the gospel.
Every day I'm amazed at how much I really do rely on Christ and his love for me. That's not to say I didn't understand how much I relied on him before college, but now it seems I lean on my knowledge of the gospel and the Lord to get me through every day whereas before I would lean on my parents or sisters more than Christ. So there's one pro to college! It's humbling me and teaching me to keep my life CENTERED on Christ.
I said I ended that clock like day with a smile and that smile was due only to the beauty of the trees, clouds, and mountains that surrounded me as I walked home. And I thought, "That's why they're there. So I can have a reason to smile on days like this." Even though it wasn't a BAD day, it was a long, tiring day. But Christ put those trees there because he knew we'd have those days.
Well! That was a breath of fresh air. I started writing thinking I was going to complain, but now I'm just grateful! I should do this more.
:D
That's how I feel college is. A huge clock that just relentlessly ticks. There was a day this week when everything was just stacking up on top of everything else and it was as if I was being pulled and push by the second hand on the college clock and there's no time to figure out what I did wrong. Well, maybe that's a lie. I can think pretty quickly when it's absolutely and totally necessary so I'd be able to tell what needs to be done differently.
Actually, it was kind of fun to go through my day by not being able to dwell on what happened, but being forced to focus on what was happening right then. I felt accomplished and grown-up when I got to the end of it with a smile on my face. I must say though, I wouldn't have gotten through it half as well without the gospel.
Every day I'm amazed at how much I really do rely on Christ and his love for me. That's not to say I didn't understand how much I relied on him before college, but now it seems I lean on my knowledge of the gospel and the Lord to get me through every day whereas before I would lean on my parents or sisters more than Christ. So there's one pro to college! It's humbling me and teaching me to keep my life CENTERED on Christ.
I said I ended that clock like day with a smile and that smile was due only to the beauty of the trees, clouds, and mountains that surrounded me as I walked home. And I thought, "That's why they're there. So I can have a reason to smile on days like this." Even though it wasn't a BAD day, it was a long, tiring day. But Christ put those trees there because he knew we'd have those days.
Well! That was a breath of fresh air. I started writing thinking I was going to complain, but now I'm just grateful! I should do this more.
:D
That was a fantastic post, Amelia. It's really great to read your testimony :) I love you miss!
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